Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Rice Plant

Mnemonic

The grain stuck in your cleat had a former life. In that life it was a rice plant. It was a happy little rice plant, minding its own business, when it was yanked up, cleaned, and put in a bag for people to buy and cook and eat. That was so long ago. Now all that's left is this sad loose grain in the bottom of your shoe.

Readings

On’yomi

とう

Kun’yomi

いね, いな

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The grain of rice thinks about its former life as a rice plant and, like you, mutters "いね." What's that, little rice grain? Are you trying to say life was good?

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